Belt.



T. HERSHKOWITZ.

BELT. APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1911.

Patented June 25, 1912.

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TOBIAS HERSHKOWITZ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BELT.

1 ,030,7 '79. Specification of Letters Patent Patented J one 25, 1912.

Application filed July 6, 1911. Serial No. 637,242.

To all whom, it may concern.

Be it known that I, TOBIAS HEnsHKowITz, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of the ronx, in the Icounty and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Belt, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Among the principal objects which the It will be understood "that ifdesired e springs 13 may be substituted by a rubber .web or other formof elastic construction.

The strap sections 8, 8 are partly covpresent invention has in view are:to proered by pockets 15, 15. Each pocket 15 is vide a resilient beltfor trousers mounted sewed to the upper and lower edge of upon thewaistband thereof to maintain an the waistband of the trousers. The

sers at the front thereof from ,the strain means for said belt toincrease the period of service of the belt; and to provide guide membersfor said belt said members being attached to said trousers.

One'embodiment of the present invention is disclosed in the structureillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in-which like characters ofreference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in whichFigure 1 is a front view of a fragment of trousers provided with a beltand pocket structure constructed and arranged in accordance with thepresent invention; Fig. 2 is a side view of a belt constructed and ar-.ranged in accordance with the present invention; and Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1.

As shown in the'accompanying drawings, the belt when constructed and.arranged in accordance with the present invention consists of two strapsections 8, 8. The exposed portions of the sections 8, 8 are preferablyconstructed from non-resilient mate rial, and are connected to eachother by a fastener 9, which, as represented, isof the glove fastenertype, and also by the hook l0 and bar eye 11. the sections 8 are sewedfastenings. A lower pocket is closed by a flap 16, which fastenstrousers by means of the buttons 17.

It will be understood that the strap seethat the waistband of thegarment is held in its correct position upon the body of the wearerunder all normal conditions.

Having thus described my invention, what claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. In combination with a belt, comprising aplurality of non-resilient strap sections; a plurality of shortresilientdevices mounted on said strap sections to contract the length of saidsections; ing a plurality of pocket structurespermanently mounted ongarment to which are secured said strap sections said pocket structurescovering said resilient sections and extending to the voutside thereofto avoid the pressure of the strap sections.

2. In combination with a belt, comprising a plurality of non-resilientstrap sections; a plurality of springs mounted on said strap sections togather a portion thereof to contract the length thereof; and a garmenthaving a plurality of sections to cover said springs and to formopenings for the guidance ofsaid strap sections. I i

In combination, trousers having a waistband provided with inner andouter openings formed in the front portion of the trousers. Intermediatethe ends of the strap sections 8 are disposed resilient sections to saidstrap sections. The preferred construction, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 ofthe drawings, is that wherein is employed the spiral springs 13. The

formed that the strap secto the leg of the sections united above andbelow .to form a hollow space, the outer vyall of said waistopenings insaid waistband; and means pro- 10 band having openings adyacent thefront of vided at the end of said belt sections for said trousers; aplurality of resilient helt uniting the same to form an exposed beltsections permanently secured to the waistsection.

' band adjacent the side seam ofsaid trousers TOBIAS HERSHKOWITZ- andextended through said openings in the outer wall thereof; pocketsmountedon said Witnesses:

.trousers and at the outer side of said outer CHAS. NEWMAN,

wall, said pockets arranged to conceal the WILLIAM SOLOMON.

